New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-09
LATE SARATOGA GOSSIP.
GOVERNOR HILL IN GOOD sPIRfTS-NOTES
OF PEOPLE AND PLACES.

OF PEOPLE AND PLACES
IFRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT THE TRrDUNE.l
s.aAToGA Sept. s-Governor Hill has back from
the seashore in fine spirits. No meets him can
fail TO perceive that lie is In cheerful GENIAL mood
ready TO take whatever befalls him with resignation or
low as it may be good fortune III 10 tune He has
been much amused by the agitation in the newspapers
over the reported prefer of prizes by President Ceve
land and himself for coored twins AID trples at the
East Aurora. Erie County, fair who started that
trpet story he inquired OF several newspaper men on
the railway train that bearing him to Fonda to make
n. speech to the farmers No could tell him.
well" the Governor continued, "whoever 1t was
should the letters that are coming to me on tue
subject Of these supposed prizes This very morning
received letter from colored barber at niagara fas
saying the father of healthy twins and desiring 10
know II would permit him 10 enter them for the race
also received letter from coored In Clinton
County who says she has twins, but they are fifteen
years old and wants know IL they are barred out
on account OF age"
what themes do you touch upon in your address,
Governor " said political friend.
ats sort Of Agricultural hash," he replied, laugh
ingly.
Have you any proofs of it for the press asked the
correspondents.
"No" answered the Governor. and have determined
not give out my speech for publication Just now
going to deliver the speech mt soo nine or ten
fairs and would prefer that little Of II for some time
should get into the newspapers John Sherman prepares
speech believe gives 1t to the newspapers and then
goes about calmly repeating the same speech; although
he must be that large number OF his hearers
already read it, The consciousness that most OF my
hearers had already read speech OF mine wouid make
difficult for me to deliver it,"
Conversation wandered to chat about limitations OF
political speakers by aciors and TO John T. Raymond in
the play For Congress" The Governor showed inter-
est In the subject when made my last tour about the
State making speeches at the fairs" he said, met
Raymond at Hornelsville was told that he was In
town and would play For Congress that night at the
Opera House While making my speech at the fair hap
pened to look about AMI there sat Raymond little dis
lance of on the platform After the speech was con-
cuded he invited party over to the Opera House that
night. We SIT in the box surrounded by flags, and
greatly enjoyed his impersonation OF General Timber
The play lie full OF politics and political talk and We
greatly enjoyed IT,"
"Dd Raymond introduce any gags owing to your
presence I'm the Opera House, Governor inquired
friend
"Nobut the crowd thought that he did, and the effect
was the same. There Is point in the play where GEN
er Timber says The man elected to Congress will DO
elected Governor and the elected Coy ernor will be
elected President and brought the house down.
I suspect, however, Raymond made an Interpolation
when said a little later in the play: Go light on
temperance; talk about reform, reform. REFORM"
The telegraph operators say that they have received
some remarkable telegraph dispatches from women the
last two days. One woman who had Just paid large
hotel BILL involving the transfer OF big roll of green
backs by her to the hotel proprietor teegraphed her
husband In New York: shau be hume at ten dollar
D. H." Another woman wrote telegraphic dispatch
evening but forgot to send II 10 the Telegraph
operator iii the following morning He sent 1t back to
her by the messenger in luire II she did not wish 10
modify II. on yes the date II wrong' she nurhurel.
aud with pen wrote the date september instea. of
September o. Tne telegraph operator looked somewhat
bewderel he was sending the amended dispaich;
the Wall street husband who received II at noon Just
as he starting for MA lunch must nave been aston
ished he read 1t IS now bedtime-and have not yet
heard from you"
been mere t"t ss'era, uS 20 NnH YnSk The nsen
sbty of the Inhabitants OF great city Ike New YORK
great crimes" he said Is surprising There are now
seventeen men ana w9en aoc1seI OIL ase II, bo que
city. murder what horrible thing! human oeing
s Oess deprived 81 @ Tss petty as
they crowded their columns with details Oh tue
II ia inst "a we'll that our population has become
enormous aud head illei with other matters that
DISMISS them with paragraph 1t is indeed far he ter
that the newspapers should NOT treat murders as sensa
tons any longcr-but We have too many murders In
New-York."
Ex-Attorney General schoonmaker of this state, of
Kingston, DOW one OF the Interstate Railroad Comms
siuners while here few days ago. said: Ny duties as
OF the Commissioners are taking me All over tne
United states Observing inc rs%ay rS rler Of
the age IL drove tho Indians from the plains; one
locomotive worth thousand soldiers anu now IL u
binding the together The industrial progress OF
the south is marvellous Everywhere manufac
tories in operation being ercced-and as conse.
0u.noe there strong protection sentiment Think OF
thai the formerly unanimously FREE Trade south not
only The soutnerners sending pg iron INTO rtsourg
and competing with the iron Manufacturers OF Pennsy
wanna very doors hut way up IN tue Northwest
Won All find southern timber competing the markets
timber from Wisconsin and Michigan Tue fact
lust begun growing; IN this Northern range
OF states between the Atlantic aud the Pacific there Is
for one thousand millions OF people. The Inter
Railroad Commission. think, viii remedy many
abuses OF raroad MANAGEMENT we nave recently IN
vesgated complaint against the Worcester and Provi
dence Railroad. where 1t was shown that one man han
the monopoly OF tho coal business along that route
was an outrage, and think We have put an END 10 IT,
Lieutenant. Governor Jones has spoken at twenty |
seven thus fa- this fall and has not yet fulfilled his
engagements lie Is said to have the Governors bee In
his bonnet but malicious persons deny this and that
in attending the fairs syly acting agent for
Jones OF Binghamtop." who sells farmers scales
George Washington ir Is among the latest arrivals
at Mt. McGregor lie Is from Colorado MI McGregor
has already been visited b. larger number OF persons
this year than visited 1t the entire year ago. and
four weeks yet remain Of T. ihe Drexel cottage. Ia
toe mulitudes 10 the mountain Follow the crowd the
thpg they do Is to start for the scene OF General
Grants DEATH said employe OF the MI McGregor |
Railroad when the inquiry made OF him few days
ago To which was the Drexe cottage The furniture
OF tue cottage remains just IL when General Grant
died There the bed which he died. the pen that he
last wrote WITH tue great leather char In which ne
rested and the plain citizens clothing that he wore.
place the mountain sought by the visitors
is the spot OF ground ON which General Grants carriage
rested few days before his death lie bad himself
wheeled TO the brow OF the mountain and looked forth
for the last time the beautiful country that sur
rounds the mountain. boulder marked Grants out
look marks the spot The OF the Mt McGregor
property should surround the boulder with strong iron
railing vania last week clipped OF large block
OF H. The French artist Phipoteauy who painted The
cyclorama OF the battle OF Gettysburg and other battle
cycloramas was at Mt McGregor last week company
with several artists ha assistants taking sketches OF
DreIe cottage, and the mountain and plain ana vat
loys OF the region They purpose to put them all into
cyclorama-
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